Stellarium 0.18.0

2018-03-25 11:44:00 +0000 by alex-w

The major changes of this version:

  • Added support Hierarchical Progressive Surveys [HiPS] (Hello visualization of multiwavelength universe in the Stellarium)
  • Updated and extended AstroCalc tool
  • Added support a Hickson Compact Group collection
  • Updated code and data

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Full list of changes:

  • Added support Hierarchical Progressive Surveys [HiPS] (Hello visualization of multiwavelength universe in the Stellarium)
  • Added patches for TeXLive
  • Added Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) translations for InnoSetup
  • Added Dnoces star name
  • Added check relative paths for AppImage (or something similar) packages
  • Added hook for creating an AppImage application
  • Added optional building 3rd-party INDILib when Telescope Control plugin is disabled
  • Added manual commands for NSEW movements in Telescope Control plugin [INDI-only]
  • Added computation of solar eclipse magnitude and solar eclipse obscuration on Earth (special case)
  • Added option to allow adding some sky background color (GH: #71)
  • Added Moon age computation (GH: #73)
  • Added “Western (O.Hlad)” sky culture
  • Added support common names of pulsars
  • Added some DSO images
  • Added calculation of synodic period
  • Added AstroCalc/Monthly Elevation tool
  • Added optional Sun, Moon, Astronomical Twilight and Nautical Twilight lines for AstroCalc/AltVsTime tool
  • Added Battlesteads Observatory into locations list
  • Added a special case of computations (lunar eclipse) into AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
  • Added two new signals to manage wide dates changes with various steps - by months and years
  • Added new option to the AstroCalc/AltVsTime and AstroCalc/ME tools
  • Added support a Hickson Compact Group collection
  • Added tools for select color of planetary labels and trails
  • Added option to suppress drawing large halo around bright stars. (GH: #105)
  • Added Tesla Roadster orbital elements
  • Added config options for font size of cardinal points
  • Added visualization of civil twilight line in AstroCalc/AltVsTime tool
  • Added ‘Artificial objects’ into Search/Lists tool
  • Added feature to store and retrieve selected HiPS
  • Added bottom bar GUI button for HiPS display
  • Fixed spheric mirror effect inputs with retina display
  • Fixed visualization issue for ephemeris markers due refraction (GH: #51)
  • Fixed building Stellarium on *BSD systems (GH: #52)
  • Fixed texture name
  • Fixed behaviour of DateTimeDialog (LP: #1409935)
  • Fixed behaviour of Compass Marks plugin
  • Fixed issue for creating a multiple Screenshot directories (GH: #60)
  • Fixed cmake for OSX
  • Fixed data race condition by mutex in Telescope Control plugin
  • Fixed few C99 warnings
  • Fixed rules for MSVC linker
  • Fixed Phoebe’s absolute magnitude
  • Fixed some DSO positions (data is obtained from NED database) (GH: #64)
  • Fixed FSF address
  • Fixed missed license info for the new code
  • Fixed version of DSO catalog
  • Fixed inconsistency of calculations in AstroCalc/AltVsTime tool
  • Fixed crash due missing file MSVCR120.dll (GH: #101)
  • Fixed backward orbiting of Uranus moons (GH: #107)
  • Fixed search Hydra constellation (show IAU numbers for moons) (LP: #1752784)
  • Fixed crash when opening Configuration window (beta 0.90.0.15828) (GH: #111)
  • Fixed crash when landscape invalid
  • Fixed translation action in HipsMgr
  • Fixed name of action for TOAST DSS
  • Fixed very jerky (unusable) trackpad navigation on OS X (LP: #1705832)
  • Updated Russian and German translations for InnoSetup
  • Updated list of cardinals names
  • Updated target rules for OSX
  • Updated AppStream info
  • Updated default catalog of pulsars
  • Updated Indian Vedic skyculture
  • Updated list of nomenclature on the Titan
  • Updated zlib to version 1.2.11
  • Updated toggling of atmosphere, Milky Way and Zodiacal Light
  • Updated Telescope Control plugin
  • Updated AstroCalc/AltVsTime tool
  • Updated focus rules for Search Tool
  • Updated stellarium.appdata.xml file
  • Updated behaviour of AstroCalc/ME and AstroCalc/PC tools
  • Updated the behaviour of Satellites plugin: the plugin will be disabled when date is changed for a month or year to avoiding stupid computation
  • Updated select priority rules for DSO
  • Updated help info in the plugins
  • Updated info in Help window
  • Updated metainfo
  • Updated textures for Solar system bodies
  • Removed outdated data
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